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The bell ringers of Texas Tech and Oklahoma State’s Paddle People are supposed to keep it down at football games thanks to a new resolution passed by the Big 12 athletic directors Wednesday and effective immediately.

This is probably a bigger deal for Oklahoma State. The Paddle People sit in the first row of T. Boone Pickens Stadium, have wooden paddles and slam the paddles against the padded walls along the playing field which creates a lot of noise.

According to The Daily Oklahoman, artificial noise makers are banned while the ball is in play and the ban begins once the offense reaches the line of scrimmage.

Failure to comply could result in a 15-yard penalty at the referees’ discretion.